amateur's greenhouse and conservatory
Subtitle: a handy guide to the construction and management of plant-houses, and the selection, cultivation, and improvement of ornamental greenhouse and conservatory plants
By: by Shirley Hibberd ... ; illustrated.
Contributors: Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911.; Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808-1893.; Simson and Co. (printer)
Publisher: Groombridge and Sons
Published: 1888
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Greenhouses.; Greenhouse plants.; Gardening -- Technique.
Notes: Preliminary colour wood-engraved plate is unsigned.  Plate is with title caption.

Most wood-engraved illustrations within the text are unsigned.  Some are signed "E. Whimper Sc." or "E. Whymper Sc." [i.e. Edward Whymper?].

Colour plates were printed by Benjamin Fawcett.  Cf. McLean, Ruari and Antonia.  Benjamin Fawcett: engraver and colour printer, 1988.

Includes "Index.": p. [270]-272.

With the same setting of type and the same wood-engraved illustrations within the text (except for p. [216]) as used in an 1873 edition of this title published by Groombridge and Sons.  See McLean D 0507.

McLean, Ruari and Antonia. Benjamin Fawcett, p. 167.

MASS copy: Bound in blue fine diagonal rib-grain cloth blocked in gold and black.  Spine with imprint: "Groombridge".  With pale pastel yellow glazed endpapers.  With ownership inscription dated 1889: "Mary Carwardine".